Commercial Finance Manager at Hello Products Limited

Hello Products is an African healthcare company based in Lagos, Nigeria and a member of Jagal investments. We develop, manufacture and distribute a range of high quality personal and home care brands that support healthier life and safer homes throughout Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Category: Finance

Role and Responsibilities

Analytical review of draft & final board papers for completeness, accuracy, and generation of business insights for decision making.
Support adequate control environment to manage existing / potential business & financial risks to the business
Preparation and analysis of investments appraisal for current & new businesses, advising the business on investments returns target ROIC to the shareholders.
Support the development of company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions, and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers for Hello Product Limited.
Supervise the preparation of Annual budget, & quarterly business reviews (R1 - R3) & monitor actual performance against plans.
Full responsibility for all activities relating to account receivables, credit control/terms/limits, monitoring of credit customers, key accounts, refunds, discounts/rebates, Dr/Cr journal accuracy, customers and staff debtors accounts reconciliation, customer cheques, outstanding debts.
HPL Leadership Team.
Support External & Internal Audit.
Banks & Regulators.
Commercial & Supply Chain teams.
Nurturing Finance talent for future roles.
Drive the preparation of business cases to evaluate the economic viability & financial implications of strategic business decisions.
Support the analysis of the financial climate and market trends to assist senior executives in creating strategic plans
Full responsibility for all management reports e.g., Management Business Review (MBR), HPL periodic Management report for all functions, Business Review Meeting (BRM), Sales and Operations Planning Financials (S&OP) etc.
Full responsibility for Brand performance & profitability management with Sales and Marketing.
Full responsibility for Marketing and Sales Team financial and non-financial decision support, strategic planning, and alignment between customer & category.
Any other duty assigned by Line Manager.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

First Degree in Economics / Accounting.
10+ years with at least 5 years in a management role.
Commercial experience & acumen
Strategic Finance Management
Accounting & Audit Skills.
ACA/ACCA/CPA Proficient in Microsoft Excel and MS Word
People & Stakeholder management compulsory

Preferred Skills:

First class Financial Modeler with unparalleled analytical skills.
Exceptional business partnering skills with business knowledge.
Leadership and Organizational skills.
Strong Software experience - SAP, Business Object (BO/BW), Oracle, Sage, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Veeva.
Business development acumen.
Decision support expertise.
In-depth knowledge of current regulatory laws and IFRS accounting policies
Commercial and business awareness.
People management skills.
Stakeholder engagement skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.